Shooting News: Sarabjot Singh bags gold in ISSF Junior Shooting WC

Sarabjot Singh bags the Men’s 10 Metre Air Pistol gold at the ongoing ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl in Germany, winning India’s 9th gold of the campaign in the process. Sarabjot, who had earlier in the year struck gold in the same event at the Asian Championships in Taoyuan, was the only Indian to qualify for the final with a score of 575 finishing fifth in qualification. His effort of 239.6 in the final also meant that India won a medal in both Men’s and Women’s 10 Metre Air Pistol. After six days of top class shooting and with one more day to go, India remain on top of the medal standings with nine gold and silver medals each to go with four bronze medals for a total of 22 medals.